Indian Party shows solidarity with Vietnamese people
(VOV) -The Communist Party of India (CPI) on May 31 celebrated late President Ho Chi Minh’s 124th birth anniversary with a film tribute to the glorious Dien Bien Phu Victory that ended French colonial rule in Vietnam.
Vietnam takes East Sea territorial dispute to UN
(VOV) -Vietnam has asked the United Nations to take international jurisdiction over the East Sea territorial dispute and put an end to China’s blatant violation of international law and continued provocations in the region.
Chinese ships continue hindering Vietnamese fishing vessels
On May 30, a group of 35 fishing ships and two coast guard ships of China encircled and threatened Vietnamese fishing vessels which were operating 30-35 nautical miles from a drilling rig China illegally placed in Vietnam’s waters.
Abe supports Vietnam in East Sea dispute settlement
(VOV) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on May 30 voiced Japan’s support for Vietnam and the Philippines in their territorial disputes with China, saying the use of force and intimidation to change the status quo cannot be justified.
Vietnam’s chance in a possible suit against China
(VOV) - Dr Nguyen Ba Dien, director of the Centre for the Sea and International Marine Law under the Hanoi-based National University, says Vietnam is likely to bring China to international jurisdiction organisations given its violation of international law and provocation in the East Sea.
Ambassador refutes China’s East Sea statement
(VOV) - In an article recently published on Indonesia’s Jakarta Post, Vietnamese ambassador to Indonesia Nguyen Xuan Thuy has slammed a Chinese diplomat’s statement that says the Xisha (Paracel) Islands “are an inherent territory of China.”
Timing and solutions to sue China in int’l court
(VOV)-Vietnam is considering various legal options available in crafting its response to the blatant illegal placement by China of its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 inside Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.
Deputy FM condemns China in East Sea on CNN
(VOV) -In an interview granted CNN on May 29, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Vinh voiced strong opposition to China’s illegal deployment of the Haiyang Shiyou-981 oil rig in Vietnam’s territorial waters.
Old map shows Hoang Sa, Truong Sa belong to Vietnam
A map showing Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes has recently been discovered by a resident in the central province of Thanh Hoa, reported the Saigon Giai phong (Saigon Liberated) newspaper.
China continues defending illegal rig with ships, aircraft
China on May 29 maintained a fleet of 122 ships defending the oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 that it illegally placed in Vietnam’s waters, according to the Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Department.